REVIEW: Cinderella: A panto to be proud of – a must-see!

Curtis Pritchard as Dandini, AJ Pritchard as Prince Charming and Ensemble in Cinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre – Photo by Tim Thursfield Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance date: 07 December 2021 Reviewer:  Alex Birch Star rating: ★★★★★ The fairy tale of Cinderella, the beautiful young woman whose kindly Fairy Godmother rescues her from a miserable […]

NEWS: GRAND THEATRE LAUNCHES GOLDEN PANTOMIME WITH STARS SU POLLARD & JEFFREY HOLLAND!

Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland in Dick Whittington – Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 7 Dec 2019 – 12 Jan 2020 – Photograph by Jonathan Hipkiss Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has launched its 125th anniversary pantomime, DICK WHITTINGTON in rat-tastic style with cast members and sitcom co-stars Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland! Opening on 7 December, Su will play the evil Queen Rat and […]

REVIEW: Educating Rita – A touching revival that graduates with honours

Stephen Tompkinson as Frank and Jessica Johnson as Rita in Educating Rita Photo Credit: Robert Day Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 08 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★   Educating Rita, one of Willy Russell’s best-known plays, draws on every emotion to produce a profoundly stirring, yet also comical two-hander. Originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare […]

REVIEW: Rotterdam – Bittersweet, touching & emotionally charged

Bethan Cullinane and Lucy Jane Parkinson in Rotterdam:  Photo Credit Helen Maybanks Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 22 April 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ “No, Alice, I don’t want to become a man, I just want to stop trying to be a woman” It‘s always a treat when an award-winning production embarks on a UK tour, […]